Keyword
lip
- lips
- Frequency
- #2372
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
chún
Mnemonic
口 (mouth) gives the meaning and 辰 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
嘴唇
lip
唇
lip
唇膏
lip balm; lipstick
阴唇
(anatomy) labia (of the vulva)
上唇
upper lip; (entomology) labrum
下唇
lower lip
唇齿
(fig.) close partners; interdependent
兔唇
hare lip (birth defect)
唇舌
argument; words; lips and tongue
唇枪舌剑
(idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange
丰唇
to augment lip volume (through cosmetic surgery or injections); plump lips
唇彩
lip gloss; lip color gloss
唇裂
cleft lip
唇形科
Labiatae, the taxonomic family including lavender, mint
唇齿相依
lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related; interdependent
润唇膏
chapstick; lip balm
反唇相讥
(idiom) to answer back sarcastically; to retort
白唇鹿
Cervus albirostris (white-lipped deer)
唇亡齿寒
lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent
唇音
labial consonant
驴唇不对马嘴
(lit.) a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (saying); (fig.) wide of the mark; irrelevant; incongruous
唇角
corner of the mouth; labial angle
唇齿音
labiodental (e.g. the consonant f in standard Chinese)
双唇音
bilabial consonant (b, p, or m)